Member Article

The business benefits of going green

With Suzanne McReedy of Business Link

There are many different ways to reduce your business energy bills and carbon emissions. You can improve your energy efficiency at work by designing more efficient processes, changing employee behaviour and you could also save money by switching to alternative energy sources.

While it’s possible for a business to save money at the same time as helping protect the environment, it is important to identify exactly where the right savings could be made. To help North East businesses save money by becoming greener businesses, we’ve launched a new interactive online tool called ‘identify where you can save money by going green’.

Providing the region’s businesses with money-saving tips and links to source further information, this assessment tool is quick and easy to use. It should take five minutes to complete and you can save or print your final report so that it can be reviewed at a later date. It provides specific information on how companies can gain bottom line benefits by tackling environmental issues relevant to their business.

To help the region’s businesses identify opportunities like this, the Business Link website includes a range of handy, user-friendly tools that can be accessed at the touch of a button, so you don’t even have to pick up the phone or leave the comfort of your home or office.

Designed to help businesses positively embrace becoming eco-friendly and realise the benefits of being a ‘green’ business, the website covers a wide range of ‘green’ issues with practical advice and tools to help understand and implement each, from advice on reducing waste, marketing green credentials or understanding your legal obligations.

The website enables you to access key information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, however if you would like to discuss this with one of our team we’re always at end of the phone. Businesses can also sign up for email alerts to ensure they remain a step ahead and fully informed on environmental requirements.

Business Link North East’s substantial team of expert brokers operate across the region in local access points and on a mobile basis. For further information about Business Link visit www.businesslinknortheast.co.uk or call 0845 600 9 006.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .